JoeyDee
Premium
join:2004-07-23
Las Vegas, NV
 ·Cox HSI
| 300kbps?
That's pretty chickenshit. Why would the city of San Fran agree to that?
Slow speeds, get adware inundated and have google record your every keystroke. I wanna use that service.  |
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antwanp
Beyond FM, Beyond AM, XM Satellite Radio
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join:2002-05-14
Cedar Hill, TX
clubs: 
 ·T-Mobile US
·RoadRunner Cable
| Bitch, bitch moan... For a FREE citywide wireless network 300kbps is pretty good. As for spyware, either correct your machine like 80% of DSLR has already done with anti-spyware software, or switch to OS X and don't worry about spyware.
I implore you to point out the disadvantages for using the FREE google/earthlink wifi to check my e-mail while I'm in the marina district or hanging out in Golden Gate Park? You're just trying to find a reason to bitch about Google, and it's a stretch at that!
-Antwan L.
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zduice
join:2001-03-03
San Dimas, CA | reply to JoeyDee
300kbps is more than enough for streaming music at 128 kbps while browsing webpages and emailing. It's free, if you wany more.. pay for more. |
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antwanp
Beyond FM, Beyond AM, XM Satellite Radio
Premium
join:2002-05-14
Cedar Hill, TX
clubs: | Exactly! |
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Ashes562
join:2005-03-17
Cerritos, CA | Ill take anything that is free but 300kbps... hell sounds good to me  |
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY
 ·Qwest.net
| Great! What a thing for the tourist business. Good place for local businesses to run ad's on. This will help with another project in San Fransisco, PDA's for bums. 
Hey Joe just text messaged me Market Street Pastries is throwing out donuts, the dumpster is full of them.....
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Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA | reply to JoeyDee
300kbps is like lightning.. You obviously never lived with 1200baud (and lower) dial-up.. |
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pcnetworx1
join:2005-09-21
Bethel Park, PA | reply to JoeyDee
JoeyDee, your just another troll it seems... |
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jtorre69
join:2005-12-26
Hollywood, FL | reply to Transmaster
hahahahaha!!!!!!!!! |
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Michieru2
zzz zzz zzz
Premium
join:2005-01-28
Miami, FL | reply to Transmaster
Tell Joe if there are any blueberry bagels in there  |
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novaflare
The Dragon Was Here
Premium
join:2002-01-24
Barberton, OH
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said by JoeyDee  :That's pretty chickenshit. Why would the city of San Fran agree to that? Slow speeds, get adware inundated and have google record your every keystroke. I wanna use that service. Big huge diff between adware and add supported ware. They will likly use a system like free i and net zero did few years back. The dialer they used had a banner add that would come up when you connected it was 10x10 pixels smaller than typical website banner adds of the time. The ad software was only active when your connection was even when you had the dialer minimized to systemtray the app for the banner was not running. Cant recall the exact name but was pretty obvious somethign along the lines of adsystem.exe. When you closed out the dialer completly it was very obvious it was all gone as all that was left running was your normal procs your comp would have had (in my case windows 98 at the time).
I dont know why people are so quick to call ad supported software and service spyware or adware or any thing of the sort.
Many people use the ad supported opera browser yet dont call it adware or spyware infested. Yet google and earthlink decide to run a trial on wireless broadband for free supported by ads and every one jumps to the conclusion that its spyware.
Now thats not to say this service isnt going to suck for other reasons. The could go the route netzero did with their free dial up isp and disconnect you if you covered up the banner with any on top window such as full screen only games. I beleive netzero still does this i know juno who is in buiss with them does this and these are now paid only isps. Sorry if i pay for a isp i dnt want advertisments splatered on my screen and i sure as hell dont want my net restritec to only web browsers and email clients no thanks.
Maybe they will have a bit of a brain and use a pop up dialog for you to click every 2 or 3 hours.
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googem
join:2005-12-20
Weehawken, NJ | reply to JoeyDee
300kbps is blazing speed for a lot of people who are still on dialup and for many more who can not afford to pay for it. |
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY
·Qwest.net
| I was just reading Google will track San Fransisco WiFi users to with in 100 to 200 feet of their location in order to target them with ad's for businesses in their immediate area.
»www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12188577/
I personally think this is a great idea. If you are a tourist in the City it would be nice to have such pin point information.
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